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Apple and Google are the two biggest App service provider for mobile phones now. While we are sure that Nokia, Microsoft & RIM will competing seriously with them just in a matter of time from now. So it is very clear that App service will be an integrated part of our life in near future. As the touch screen based devices are coming faster than ever, In-Stat, A market research firm predicts that by 2015 almost 48 billion apps will be downloaded from this stores. The growth in downloads will be due mainly to the growing popularity of touchscreen-equipped smartphones. According to In-Stat, touchscreens will be available on approximately 90 percent of all smartphones shipped in 2011. They also predicts this number will reaches nearly 100% in few years.

"The prevalence of handset touchscreens is a significant development impacting the mobile applications market," according to Amy Cravens, Senior Analyst. "The projected rapid penetration of touchscreen-enabled devices will allow more users to easily interact with mobile applications, thereby driving growth. Increased on-board memory capacity will also lead to a better user experience."

We don’t need any analyst to predict that Google Android Market and Apple App Store will be the biggest part of those 48 billion downloads. Source: Brothersoft News